- FAA Level 4 | COMPLIANT
- Transport Canada Level 2/MCC | COMPLIANT
- EASA FNPT2/MCC | COMPLIANT
B777 Flight Training Device
The step from narrow-body to wide-body is a step in scale, systems, and crew discipline. Train it on an authentic B777 flight deck with full tactile hardware.
The FDS B777 is a fixed-base flight training device for professional pilot training. It is built to FAA Level 4, Transport Canada Level 2/MCC and EASA FNPT II MCC requirements, and reproduces the B777 flight deck with full tactile controls, dual FMS, and realistic system modelling across every major aircraft system.
Operators use the device for type-transition training, procedures and systems familiarization, and crew resource management, building in-house capacity that reduces dependence on external training providers.
Built for Professional Pilot Training
Three Regulatory Standards
Built to FAA Level 4, Transport Canada Level 2/MCC and EASA FNPT II MCC requirements. Certification is available where your program requires it.
Full Tactile Flight Deck
Every switch, knob, lever, and yoke is real hardware in its correct position. No touchscreens standing in for controls that exist in the aircraft.
Control Loading Available
Control forces build and release the way they do in the aircraft, so crews arrive at the full flight simulator already familiar with the feel.
Training Capacity You Control
Dedicated in-house capacity for type transition, so scheduling is yours rather than an external provider’s.
210° Visual System
210° of wrap-around visual, so crews pick up drift, sink rate, and runway alignment the way they will in the aircraft, not by reading a panel.
Fits Your Facility
Ships through a standard door and installs in rooms you already have. No building modifications.
Explore The Flight Deck
Overhead Panel
Electrical, hydraulic, fuel, air conditioning, and engine start controls, laid out as they are in the aircraft. Crews run the flows they will use on the line.
Visual Display System
High-resolution out-the-window visual for airport environments, weather, and time of day. Available in 210° wrap-around or flat-panel configuration to suit your room.
Mode Control Panel (MCP)
Where the crew sets heading, altitude, speed, and vertical speed, and engages the autopilot and flight director modes.
Primary Flight Display (PFD)
Attitude, speed, altitude, and flight mode annunciations on the captain's and first officer's outboard displays.
Navigation Display (ND)
Route, terrain, weather radar, and traffic, inboard of each PFD.
EICAS
Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System. Engine parameters and crew alerts on the upper centre display, with synoptic pages below.
CDU/FMS
Dual CDUs for flight plan entry, performance data, and navigation programming. One per pilot position, with authentic key layout and page structure.
Cursor Control Device (CCD)
Trackpad-style cursor control at each pilot position, used to drive the multifunction displays and electronic checklist the way the aircraft does.
Thrust Levers
Fully motorized thrust levers that move under autothrottle command, with motorized trim wheels and the flap lever and speed brake in their correct positions.
Control Yokes and Steering Tillers
Full-size control yokes with authentic feel and travel, plus functional steering tillers at both pilot positions for taxi and ground handling. Control loading available.
Crew Seats
Purpose-built for training devices rather than adapted from aircraft or generic seating. Servo-driven height adjustment on J-rails with manual fore and aft travel, and stow-away armrests that open up instructor access during a session. Rated to 400 lb and built for years of continuous use.
Pedestal
Engine and APU fire handles, radios, engine start switches, and the parking brake, below the thrust quadrant. Fire handles are physical controls that pull and rotate as they do in the aircraft.
Rudder Pedals
Adjustable pedals with braking and nosewheel steering. Control loading available, so pedal forces build and release the way they do in the aircraft.
Muscle memory that transfers to the aircraft
Motorized thrust levers and trim wheels, full-size control yokes, and real switch positions, so procedures learned here carry directly into the flight deck.
A flight deck pilots recognize instantly
Authentic backlit instrument panels reproduce the B777 flight deck layout, so training happens in a genuinely familiar environment.
Training you control, scenario by scenario
The Instructor Operating Station lets instructors inject failures, control weather, and reposition the aircraft, turning every session into targeted, repeatable practice.
Technical Specifications
Training Capabilities
- Library of realistic malfunctions
- Multiple aircraft systems, incl. engine, hydraulic, electrical, and flight control systems
- Dual FMS with authentic CDU programming and navigation procedures
- Dual-channel autopilot with realistic system dependencies
- Advanced autothrottle with full hardware integration, so thrust levers move as the aircraft commands them
- Elevator, aileron, and rudder control loading available
Systems
Training
- Advanced autothrottle with full flight management integration
- TCAS, EGPWS, RAAS, and weather radar training with comprehensive threat scenarios
- Automated lesson plans with failure injection covering flight controls, hydraulics, electrical, and engine systems
- Integrated standby flight display
Operational Training
- Crew resource management scenarios for two-pilot operations
- Immersive audio with engine sounds, warnings, and call-outs
- 210° wrap-around visual system. Flat-panel LCD configuration available where room dimensions will not accommodate the wrap-around display
- Autobrake and antiskid modelled for realistic landing and rejected takeoff performance
- Functional steering tillers for taxi and ground handling
- Cursor control devices at both pilot positions driving the multifunction displays
Facility & Installation
- Modular nose section and Instructor Operating Station for straightforward on-site assembly
- Ships fully assembled where facility entry accommodates assembled size, or in separate sections that pass through a standard door and set up in an average room
- Visual Display System assembled and set up onsite
- Installs in existing training facilities without purpose-built simulator bays
Certifications & Compliance
- FAA Level 4 | Compliant
- Transport Canada Level 2/MCC | Compliant
- EASA FNPT II MCC | Compliant
Training Applications
Type-Transition Training
Move crews from another type onto the B777 with dedicated capacity, so transition training runs on your schedule rather than an external provider's.
Procedures & Systems Familiarization
Build working familiarity with switch locations, control feel, and system interfaces before crews reach the full flight simulator or the aircraft.
Crew Resource Management
Develop the communication, workload sharing, and decision-making of a two-pilot crew in a realistic wide-body operating environment.
Procedures & Recurrent Proficiency
Practise standard operating procedures, normal and non-normal checklists, and recurrent proficiency work with consistent, repeatable lesson plans.
Scenario-Based Training
Use the Instructor Operating Station to inject failures, control weather, reposition the aircraft, and record flight analysis for tailored scenario training.
Full Flight Simulator Offload
Move procedures, checklist discipline, and systems work off the full flight simulator, leaving FFS time for the training that genuinely requires it.
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Certification & Compliance
The FDS B777 is built to regulatory standards and can be certified wherever a program requires it. Regulators certify each installation individually, and FDS supports customers through the process.
FAA Level 4
Compliant
The FAA qualifies flight training devices by level. The B777 is built to Level 4 requirements. Where a program requires formal qualification, FDS supports the process.
Transport Canada
Level 2/MCC
Compliant
Transport Canada’s certification level for the device, including approval for Multi-Crew Cooperation training.
What this permits within a given program is set by Transport Canada standards and the training provider’s approval.
EASA FNPT II MCC
Compliant
EASA defines the Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer II with Multi-Crew Cooperation for procedural and multi-crew training. The B777 is built to those requirements.
Qualification is granted by the national aviation authority in the country of operation, and FDS supports customers pursuing it.
What this means for your program
What any of these standards mean for your program's training credit depends on your regulator and your approved course. We can walk through your situation in a consultation.
In service
The FDS B777 is in service with commercial operators in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
DHL Air (UK) Ltd.
Derby, United Kingdom
DHL Air (UK) operates the FDS B777 for in-house type-transition training as it expands its 777 operations. The device was built with a bespoke exterior in DHL livery.
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“As we expand our 777 operations, having dedicated training capacity on-site gives us control over scheduling and pilot readiness. The tactile fidelity was important to us, we wanted our crews building real familiarity with the flight deck, not adapting to it later in full-flight sim time.”
Mike Bird, Head of Flight Crew Training, DHL Air (UK) Ltd.
FAQs
Does training on the FDS B777 count toward a licence or rating?
That depends on your regulator and your approved training program, not on the device alone. The B777 is built to FAA Level 4, Transport Canada Level 2/MCC and EASA FNPT II MCC requirements. How a device translates into training credit is determined by your civil aviation authority and the course you have approved, and where a program requires formal certification or qualification, FDS supports the process. We can walk through your situation in a consultation.
What is the difference between certified and compliant?
Certified means a regulator has assessed this device and granted approval. Compliant means the device is built to that standard, and certification can be pursued where a program requires it. The B777 is built to FAA Level 4, Transport Canada Level 2/MCC and EASA FNPT II MCC requirements. FDS supports customers through certification where their program calls for it.
How does a fixed-base FTD fit alongside a full flight simulator?
It handles the work that does not require motion. Procedures, checklist discipline, systems and automation management, FMS programming, and crew resource management are all trained effectively in a fixed-base device. Operators introducing a new type often find demand for type rating training outpaces the slots available at external providers. Moving that work in-house leaves full flight simulator time for the training that genuinely needs it.
Are the controls real hardware, or simulated on screens?
Real hardware. Switches, knobs, levers, and yokes are physical components in their correct positions, so a pilot builds the motor memory the aircraft will ask for. Nothing on the flight deck substitutes a touchscreen for a control that exists in the aircraft.
What facility does the device require?
Approximately a 10ft x 10ft footprint with a 9ft minimum ceiling. No building modifications are needed, and the device is designed for rooms that already exist rather than purpose-built simulator bays. A single or multi-flat-panel visual option is available where ceiling height or room depth will not accommodate the 210° wrap-around display.
If your room is close to these dimensions, it is worth a conversation. Configuration options and installation approaches vary by facility.
How is the device delivered and installed?
The nose and instructor operating station ship assembled where the building entry allows, or in sections that pass through a standard door. The visual display system is assembled onsite. FDS technical services handles installation and commissioning.
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